Trump Slams New York Times, Praises BBC Ruling
Trump praised Pete Hegseth in a series of posts defending him against impeachment efforts, amplified his attack on the BBC after a favorable court ruling, and repeated unsubstantiated claims of election fraud in Alaska. He also took aim at The New York Times over its reporting on a C-SPAN call and a settled harassment case.
Hegseth Impeachment Fight and Defense
MilitaryTrump used a string of posts to celebrate Pete Hegseth and frame the impeachment push against him as a partisan attack that failed. He described Hegseth as strong, loyal and vindicated, while portraying Democrats and Rep. Thomas Massie as the losing side in the fight.
The posts show Trump treating Hegseth not just as a Cabinet ally but as a symbol in a broader loyalty test inside the GOP. By casting the impeachment effort as a complete collapse and linking it to military victories, recruitment strength and national strength, Trump is trying to turn a personnel dispute into evidence that his defense and foreign-policy posture are working. The repeated attacks on Massie also reinforce Trump’s habit of using intra-party conflict to police Republican orthodoxy and rally supporters around a combative, high-stakes narrative of enemies versus patriots.
“Pete Hegseth gets an “A” PLUS, PLUS, PLUS for his defense against a disgruntled, angry, defeated, former Congressman, Thomas Massie, a TOTAL LOSER!”
“The Democrats’ attempt to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has miserably FAILED!”